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Antioxidant activities of selected oriental herb extracts

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Antioxidant activities of methanol extracts of 180 Oriental herbs were studied by determining the peroxide values of linoleic acid during storage at 50°C. Among the herb extracts tested, 44 species showed strong antioxidant activities on the oxidation of linoleic acid. The antioxidative effects of these 44 selected herb extracts were studied further in a methyl linoleate system during storage for 35 d. Among the 44 species tested, 11 species had particularly high antioxidative effects. The effects of type of extraction solvent (methanol, petroleum ether and ethyl acetate) on the antioxidant activities of the 11 species were studied. Antioxidant activities of most herb extracts were greatly dependent on the extraction solvent used; however, some of the extracts showed strong antioxidant activities regardless of the solvents used for the extraction. Among the 11 herbs selected, based on the antioxidant activity of their methanol extracts, two (i.e.,Psoralea corylifolia L. andSorphora angustifolia Sieb. & Zucc.) were selected for further study in lard held at 75°C for 7 d. The methanol extracts ofP. corylifolia L. andS. angustifolia Sieb. & Zucc. greatly decreased the peroxide formation of lard during storage. Treatment with 0.20% methanolic extract ofP. corylifolia L. exhibited significantly stronger antioxidant effect on the oxidation of lard than treatment with 0.02% butylated hydroxyanisole (P<0.05).

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  1. Department of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejon, Republic of Korea

    S. Y. Kim, J. H. Kim, S. K. Kim & M. J. Oh

  2. Department of Food Science and Technology, Jeonju Woosuk University, Hoojeong-Ri, Samrae-Up, 565-800, Jeonbuk Province, Republic of Korea

    M. Y. Jung

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Kim, S.Y., Kim, J.H., Kim, S.K. et al. Antioxidant activities of selected oriental herb extracts. J Am Oil Chem Soc 71, 633–640 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02540592

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